Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia, in cooperation with partners from seven European countries, is implementing the Project ’’*Facilitating Intra EU Labour Mobility of Third-Country Nationals in the European Union (MOBILE)’’, *with the support of the European Commission.
Although labour mobility and migration, especially of third-country nationals, are high on the political agenda of the EU and its Member States, this topic has still not been seriously addressed by relevant social partners. Therefore, the overall objective of the Project MOBILE is to facilitate labour mobility of third-country nationals in the EU, strengthen social partners’ organizational capacity, enabling them to get efficiently involved in social dialogue and policy creation process at national and EU levels.
Migrant workers who are third-country nationals are in a more disadvantaged position compared to the residents. Incomplete statistics, differing legal interpretations, and their dual status as both ’’posted workers’’ and ’’migrant workers’’, along with being insufficiently informed and not being supported, make third-country nationals particularly vulnerable compared to EU citizens.
As a candidate country, Serbia views the phenomenon of mobility and migrant workers who are third-country nationals through two channels: outflow of labour force from Serbia to the EU countries, and the inflow of migrant workers from third world countries. The Report ”*Facilitating Intra EU **Labour Mobility of Third Country Nationals in the European Union **(**MOBILE**)** – **C**ase of Serbia**”**, *as well as a summary analysis for all participating countries were made within the framework of this Project.
The representatives of employers, trade unions, Ministry of Labour, Labour Inspection and NGOs working on these issues are invited to the workshops organised by the CATUS on April 6 and 9. At these events, the findings of the National Report will be presented, information will be exchanged, and social partners’ positions will be put forward, together with the identification of obstacles and solutions through the development of recommendations at the national and EU levels.
Although labour mobility and migration, especially of third-country nationals, are high on the political agenda of the EU and its Member States, this topic has still not been seriously addressed by relevant social partners. Therefore, the overall objective of the Project MOBILE is to facilitate labour mobility of third-country nationals in the EU, strengthen social partners’ organizational capacity, enabling them to get efficiently involved in social dialogue and policy creation process at national and EU levels.
Migrant workers who are third-country nationals are in a more disadvantaged position compared to the residents. Incomplete statistics, differing legal interpretations, and their dual status as both ’’posted workers’’ and ’’migrant workers’’, along with being insufficiently informed and not being supported, make third-country nationals particularly vulnerable compared to EU citizens.
As a candidate country, Serbia views the phenomenon of mobility and migrant workers who are third-country nationals through two channels: outflow of labour force from Serbia to the EU countries, and the inflow of migrant workers from third world countries. The Report ”*Facilitating Intra EU **Labour Mobility of Third Country Nationals in the European Union **(**MOBILE**)** – **C**ase of Serbia**”**, *as well as a summary analysis for all participating countries were made within the framework of this Project.
The representatives of employers, trade unions, Ministry of Labour, Labour Inspection and NGOs working on these issues are invited to the workshops organised by the CATUS on April 6 and 9. At these events, the findings of the National Report will be presented, information will be exchanged, and social partners’ positions will be put forward, together with the identification of obstacles and solutions through the development of recommendations at the national and EU levels.
